Vol. 22, No. 16  August 15, 2017 Daniel M. Kowalski, Editor-in-Chief

Inside This Issue Shaping the Future of PERM — BALCA Highlights, 2Q 2017 RON WADA & JOHN C. LEMACKS, II.................933 IMMIGRATION NEWS.................................931  State Department Issues Vetting Cable  Bits and Pieces (USCIS) CASES (details on next page).........................943  Federal Court Decisions  State Court Decision  BIA Decisions  AAO Decisions  BALCA Decisions  OCAHO Decision GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS (details on next page) .................................. 950

State Department Issues Vetting Cable On July 12, 2017, the State Department issued a cable discussing the information it will require from each country to sufficiently vet nationals seeking a visa or other immigration benefit under Executive Order 13,780. The cable was based on a report produced by the State Department in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence. The report contains a classified list of countries preliminarily deemed as not meeting the required standards. The cable is reprinted at Appendix A.

BITS & PIECES USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has returned all H-1B cap-subject petitions for the 2018 fiscal year that were not selected in the lottery process. Individuals who filed a cap-subject H-1B petition between April 3 and April 7 should contact USCIS for further assistance if they did not receive a receipt notice or returned petition by July 31.

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EDITORIAL BOARD

CASE DIGESTS IN THIS ISSUE:

Valentine A. Brown David L. Cleveland Daniel C. Horne Sandra A. Grossman M. Isabel Medina Stanley Mailman Kathrin S. Mautino Cyrus D. Mehta Michael A. Olivas Angelo Paparelli Brian C. Schmitt Naomi Schorr Margaret D. Stock Alan Tafapolsky A. James Va´zquez-Azpiri Ronald Wada Stephen Yale-Loehr

Federal Court Decisions................................................................................................... 944  Uribe v. Sessions (Maryland third-degree burglary as CIMT)  Thayaparan v. Sessions (sufficiency of evidence for asylum and related relief)  Silais v. Sessions (sufficiency of case for asylum and related relief)  Lemus-Arita v. Sessions (objectively reasonable fear of persecution)  Minto v. Sessions (presence in CNMI as application for admission)  Ayala v. Sessions (extortion-plus as ground of persecution)  Beltran v. Sessions (waiver of right to appeal)  Chajchic v. Rowley (right to bond hearing)  Johnson v. Lowe (request for release/petition for habeas)  Utah Life Real Estate Group v. USCIS (CSC) (reopening of H-1B petition)

EDITORIAL STAFF Michael Bruno Editorial Director Ellen M. Flynn Molly J. Liskow Legal Editors, Practice Area Content Ben Winograd Research Editor The articles in this Bulletin represent the views of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board or Editorial Staff of this Bulletin or of LexisNexis Matthew Bender. ISBN: 978-1-5791-1707-8 (eBook)

State Court Decisions ...................................................................................................... 947  Lunn v. Commonwealth (Massachusetts law on civil immigration detainers) BIA Decisions ................................................................................................................... 947 Nonprecedent:  Matter of Ramirez (vacation of conviction)  Matter of Vincent (Florida third-degree burglary as CIMT) AAO Decisions ................................................................................................................. 948  Matter of Q-Y- (§212(i) waiver)  Matter of M-E-G- (revocation of U approval) BALCA Decisions ............................................................................................................ 948  Matter of Sumeru Inc. (prior experience substantially equivalent)  Matter of Enternet Business Systems (substantially different position at employer)  Matter of Loma Brothers (openness to U.S. workers; substantial failure to respond) OCAHO Decision ............................................................................................................. 949  U.S. v. Agri-Systems (summary decision criteria) GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS IN THIS ISSUE: Federal Register................................................................................................................ 950  Temporary rule increasing H-2B visas USCIS Documents............................................................................................................. 950  July 26, 2017, PA-2017-03, Biometrics Requirements for Naturalization  May 2, 2017, Asylum Division Stakeholders’ Meeting Agenda DOL Documents................................................................................................................ 950  H-2B sample attestation and instructions DOS Document.................................................................................................................. 950  Cable 17 State 73352 of July 14, 2017, revised guidance on ‘‘close family’’

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